Words by Chief

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Mdantsane is a township in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It is the second largest township in South Africa, after Soweto.
Example

That boxer is from the streets of Mdantsane.

Chief • 14 June 2023
Kwaal is a slang term that means a problem or a conflict.
Example

Why does he have kwaal with him?

Chief • 11 May 2022

Maskandi is a kind of Zulu folk music / genre that is dominant amongst the Zulu population of South Africa.
Example

I enjoy listening to Maskandi

My favourite Maskandi artist is Mgqumeni

Chief • 18 April 2022
A hit song by the legendary Mandoza and it almost became the National Anthem but Sister Betina overtook it.
Example

Can you please play the Nkalakatha song.

Chief • 14 February 2022

A Skrr Skrr way of referring to a Sangoma.
Example

No one:



Skrr Skrr kid: I went to see a Bone Thug today cause y'all be trippin.

Chief • 25 August 2021
Mandoza was a Kwaito legend who gave us a lot of hit songs like Nkalakatha, Tornado, etc.

May he continue to rest 🙏🏾
Example

I really miss Mandoza right now.

Chief • 21 June 2021

A SePitori term for a beautiful or a hot girl.
Example

My girlfriend ke chipi mara.

Chief • 26 May 2021
A Xhosa term for come here.
The original term is "Yiza apha" or "Yizapha" but social media people have further shortened it.
Example

No one:

Big Xhosa: A Reece izapha baby girl.

Chief • 07 May 2021

What this other gender say when a guy buys them a lousy streetwise 2.
Example

He took me out yesterday, thungisani

Chief • 25 April 2021
Afrikaans is a Low Franconian West Germanic language descended from Dutch and spoken mainly in South Africa and Namibia.
Example

I would rather do an unprepared speech in Afrikaans that ukujola with you.

Chief • 06 April 2021


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